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| - For months and months I have been hearing about the ALLEYBURGER at Charcut. Tweets, pics and videos have been posted as many of participated in this back alley ritual.
You Tube videos and mentions on mainstream news shows have given much exposure to this genious idea...
-post a tweet to let the public know that tonite it's "on",
-wait for people to show,
-then at the specified time open the back door to a restaurant that was named "Best New Restaurants of 2010 list for Where Canada",
and sell their infamous burger in a bag for $5.
I have been waiting for an opportunity to participate in this experience. The day finally arrived. Saw the tweet on Wed which announced that Alleyburgers would be available Thursday nite at 10:30pm. Nothing in my calendar for Thurs nite... yeah.
Arrived at the back alley of Charcut at approx 9:20pm on Thursday nite. With still over an hour before serving time, the line was already quite long, or at least it seemed so. People continued to arrive... the line formed and L-shape, and was well over 100 people before 10pm. How many burgers would be available for sale? How many people would be turned away? Would I actually get a burger?
The staff of Charcut started their walk thru the line - selling tickets for $5 each. Get a ticket = Get a burger. HUGE sigh of relief as Connie took my $5 and give me a pick ticket. Few minutes later, not far behind where Wendy & I were standing, we heard the groans as the last tickets were sold. So many people turned away.
The line started to move. Once the back door opened everything happened quickly - it was obvious that the staff has done this many times. Tray with bags held by one person, another person took my pink ticket and gave me THE brown bag.
You have no idea how much I wanted to bite into that burger - but first - needed a pic. Reg took my camera and said he would take a pic of me - usually don't allow this, but tonite was an exception. Realized after he took a picture of me taking a huge bite, that I didn't snap a photo of the BURGER itself. Next time.
I took a bite. And it was as delish as every person has ever said. The bun was fresh. Not extra items on it (i like my burgers plain)... just this amazing burger, cooked to perfection.
Brad, a friend of a friend, a person that I have met once before, was one of the people that arrived to late to but a coveted pink ticket. This was to good of a burger to not share. Brad agreed - it was good.
Whole experience was over so fast. It's hours later, I have since had something else to eat... however the taste of that burger lingers. I can hardly wait to do it again... soon.
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